Leader variants

[ExChairman (OP)]

Not sure if it will work but taking it from Start Fleet Battles, having a destroyer leader, command cruisers and so on... But this will hopefully give some bonuses in battle...

Arquebuse class Destroyer Leader      9 762 tons       257 Crew       1 616.7 BP       TCS 195    TH 586    EM 0
4001 km/s      Armour 5-40       Shields 0-0       HTK 58      Sensors 6/0/0/0      DCR 6      PPV 25
Maint Life 2.34 Years     MSP 621    AFR 127%    IFR 1.8%    1YR 155    5YR 2 320    Max Repair 244.1375 MSP
Magazine 505   
Commodore    Control Rating 4   BRG   AUX   ENG   FLG   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Morale Check Required   

Prat & Whitney Power Company Ion Drive  EP390.62 (2)    Power 781.2    Fuel Use 99.44%    Signature 292.9650    Explosion 12%
Fuel Capacity 1 100 000 Litres    Range 20.4 billion km (58 days at full power)

Size 5 Missile Launcher (5)     Missile Size: 5    Rate of Fire 25
Missile Fire Control FC62-R98 (1)     Range 62.4m km    Resolution 98
Amiral Charner Anti-Ship Missile (102)    Speed: 17 000 km/s    End: 73.1m     Range: 74.5m km    WH: 4    Size: 5    TH: 56/34/17

Active Search Sensor AS76-R98 (1)     GPS 14112     Range 76.5m km    Resolution 98
Thermal Sensor TH1-6 (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  19.4m km

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Agincourt B class Light Command Cruiser      18 167 tons       550 Crew       2 875.1 BP       TCS 363    TH 1 172    EM 0
4300 km/s      Armour 6-61       Shields 0-0       HTK 122      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 20      PPV 98.96
Maint Life 2.33 Years     MSP 989    AFR 264%    IFR 3.7%    1YR 247    5YR 3 708    Max Repair 244.1375 MSP
Commodore    Control Rating 5   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   FLG   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Morale Check Required   

Prat & Whitney Power Company Ion Drive  EP390.62 (4)    Power 1562.5    Fuel Use 99.44%    Signature 292.9650    Explosion 12%
Fuel Capacity 2 250 000 Litres    Range 22.4 billion km (60 days at full power)

15.0cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser (10)    Range 180 000km     TS: 4 300 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 30 000 km    ROF 10       
Twin 10cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser Turret (6x2)    Range 90 000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 30 000 km    ROF 5       
Beam Fire Control R192-TS3000 (4)     Max Range: 192 000 km   TS: 3 000 km/s     71 67 63 59 55 52 48 44 40 36
Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor R5 (14)     Total Power Output 70    Exp 5%

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

[Father Tim]

Ah, the eternal problem.

If you make your leaders larger to hold the flag bridge, they are obvious and easily targetted.  If you remove a weapon or two to fit the flag bridge, they are slightly less obvious yet still easily targetted.  Weaken the defenses (speed, shields, armour, or PD) and while they are hard to identify they are more easily destroyed.

Personally, I usually end up with a significantly improved leader class (rather than simple variant) that adds extra speed & defense as well as the flag bridge.  Sometimes I go whole hog and use light cruiser leaders for destroyer squadrons and battlecruiser leaders for cruiser squadrons, etc.